Investment Philosophies
This note covers the following topics: Ingredients of an Investment Philosophy, Categorizing Investment Philosophies, Developing an Investment Philosophy, Market Timing, The Cost of Market Timing, Charting and Technical Analysis, Small Cap and Growth Investing, The Passive Screener, Value Investing, Information Trading.
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Author(s): Prof. Reto Gallati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NA Pages
Investment Management Notes KU
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Author(s): P.Hemalatha, Teaching Assistant, Department of commerce
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This note covers the following topics: Ingredients of an Investment Philosophy, Categorizing Investment Philosophies, Developing an Investment Philosophy, Market Timing, The Cost of Market Timing, Charting and Technical Analysis, Small Cap and Growth Investing, The Passive Screener, Value Investing, Information Trading.
Author(s): Aswath Damodaran
219 Pages
Fixed Income Securities Lecture Notes
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NA Pages
